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Osija 10

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1 Izrailj je prazna loza vinova, ostavlja rod za se; što više roda ima, to više umnožava oltare; što mu je bolja zemlja, to više kiti likove.

2 Srce im je razdeljeno, zato su krivi; On će oboriti oltare njihove, polomiće likove njihove.

3 Jer sada govore: Nemamo cara; ne bojimo se Gospoda; i šta bi nam učinio car?

4 Govore reči kunući se lažno kad ugovaraju veru, i sud kao otrov raste u brazdama na njivi mojoj.

5 Za junice vet-avenske uplašiće se stanovnici samarijski; jer će za njima žaliti narod njihov, i sveštenici njihovi, koji im se radovahu, jer će slava njihova otići od njih.

6 I on će sam biti odveden u Asirsku na dar caru braniču; Jefrema će popasti stid, i Izrailj će se osramotiti namerom svojom.

7 Cara će samarijskog nestati kao pene povrh vode.

8 I oboriće se visine avenske, greh Izrailjev; trnje će i čkalj rasti po oltarima njihovim, i govoriće gorama: Pokrijte nas, i humovima: Padnite na nas.

9 Od vremena gavajskog grešio si, Izrailju; onde ostaše, ne stiže ih u Gavaji rat na bezakonike.

10 Po svojoj ću ih volji pokarati, i narodi će se skupiti na njih da ih zarobe za dvojako bezakonje njihovo.

11 Jefrem je junica naučena, koja rado vrše; ali ću joj doći na lepi vrat; upregnuću Jefrema, Juda će orati, Jakov će povlačiti.

12 Sejte pravdu, žećete milost; orite krčevinu, jer je vreme da tražite Gospoda, da bi došao i podaždio vam pravdom.

13 Oraste bezbožnost, žeste bezakonje, jedoste plod od laži; jer si se pouzdao u svoj put, u mnoštvo svojih junaka.

14 Zato će se podignuti vreva među tvojim narodom, i svi će se gradovi tvoji raskopati kao što Salman raskopa Vet-Arvel kad beše rat, majka bi razmrskana sa sinovima.

15 Tako će vam učiniti Vetilj za veliku zloću vašu; zorom će poginuti car Izrailjev.

   

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Scriptural Confirmations #75

  
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75. 4.

In that day I will visit, and make an end of the kingdom of Israel (Hosea 1:4-5).

The days of visitation will come, the days of retribution will come, He will visit their sins (Hosea 9:7, 9).

They shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us (Hosea 10:8).

They shall be laid waste as in the day of battle (Hosea 10:14).

The controversy of Jehovah with Judah, to visit upon Jacob, according to his ways, according to his doings will He recompense him (Hosea 12:3).

The day of Jehovah is great and very terrible, who then shall sustain it (Joel 2:11; 3:4).

A day of battle and a day of tempest (Amos 1:14).

Then the powerful one shall not deliver his soul, and the strong of heart among the heroes shall flee away naked in that day (Amos 2:14, 16).

He will visit upon them all their iniquities, in that day (Amos 3:2, 14).

If they dig into hell, if they ascend to the heavens or in the depth of the sea, etc., thence will I draw them out (Amos 9:2-6).

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah; to what end is the day of Jehovah for you? it is a day of darkness and not of light. Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness and not light? and thick darkness and no brightness in it? (Amos 5:18, 20.)

The end is come upon my people Israel. Wherefore the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day: there shall be many a dead body (Amos 8:2-3).

It is called the day of destruction, the day of straitness (Obadiah 12-14, 18, 18).

The day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations; as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy retribution shall return upon thy head. But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness (Obadiah 14, 15, 17, 17).

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.

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Obadiah 1:14-15

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14 Don't stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don't deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

15 For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.